Meghan is a 22-year-old blond female home from college on summer break. She goes to her physician’s office for a checkup. She is telling the physician assistant, Nichole, all about her year at school and states, “I can’t wait to get to the beach and soak up the sun.” Meghan tells Nichole, “I hear so much about the sun and the danger of skin cancer, but the sun on my body makes me feel so relaxed.” Meghan asks Nichole the following questions:1. What causes sunburn?2. Why is everyone so concerned? I heard that the cancer you get is called basal cell cancer. Is it treatable?3. What does “SPF” mean and will it protect me from sunburn? Will a sunscreen protect me from the sun’s rays?4. How do I properly apply sunscreen?5. I read somewhere that a medication can be photosensitive. Should I stay out of the sun if I am using it? What does photosensitive mean?

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Meghan is a 22-year-old blond female home from college on summer break. She goes to her physician’s office for a checkup. She is telling the physician assistant, Nichole, all about her year at school and states, “I can’t wait to get to the beach and soak up the sun.” Meghan tells Nichole, “I hear so much about the sun and the danger of skin cancer, but the sun on my body makes me feel so relaxed.” Meghan asks Nichole the following questions:
1. What causes sunburn?
2. Why is everyone so concerned? I heard that the cancer you get is called basal cell cancer. Is it treatable?
3. What does “SPF” mean and will it protect me from sunburn? Will a sunscreen protect me from the sun’s rays?
4. How do I properly apply sunscreen?
5. I read somewhere that a medication can be photosensitive. Should I stay out of the sun if I am using it? What does photosensitive mean?

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